Drewes, who was a long-shot to win the seat, said he didn't have the time or the money to compete with Billings. Campaign finance reports showed the Billings outraised Drewes by more than a 4-1 margin.

"That’s always the joke," Drewes said. "The Republicans are always supposed to have all the money and the Democrats are the poorer, but that was obviously not the case here."

While Drewes says he'll continue to stay involved in local government issues as a watchdog, it would be "not very likely" that he'd run for another elected office.

Billings didn't immediately return a call seeking comment.

UPDATE: The final numbers with all 19 precincts in are 5,938 votes, or 72.1 percent for Billings, to 2,247, or 27.3 percent for Drewes.